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Data Release
EAARL Coastal Topography—Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Pre- and Post-Hurricane Isabel, 2003
By Xan Fredericks, Christine J. Kranenburg, and David B. Nagle
USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
These XYZ datasets provide lidar-derived bare-earth topography for Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Elevation measurements were acquired pre-Hurricane Isabel on September 16 and post-Hurricane Isabel on September 21, 2003 by the first-generation Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL), in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAHA2003_PreIsabel_EAARLA_BE_n88g96.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography XYZ dataset for Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, collected pre-Hurricane Isabel (.xyz) |
CAHA2003_PreIsabel_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96_metadata.xml |
CAHA2003_PreIsabel_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96_metadata.txt |
CAHA2003_PreIsabel_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96.zip (7 MB) |
| CAHA2003_PostIsabel_EAARLA_BE_n88g96.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography XYZ dataset for Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, collected post-Hurricane Isabel (.xyz) |
CAHA2003_PostIsabel_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96_metadata.xml |
CAHA2003_PostIsabel_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96_metadata.txt |
CAHA2003_PostIsabel_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96.zip (12 MB) |
Figure 1. Data extent on Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; data were collected September 16 and 21, 2003.
Suggested Citation
Fredericks, Xan, Kranenburg, C.J., and Nagle, D.B., 2017, EAARL Coastal Topography—Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Pre- and Post-Hurricane Isabel, 2003: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F76W9879.